Analysis of Længsel med Potterne

Hans Christian Andersen 1805 (Odense) – 1875 (Copenhagen)



Hist hvor man kun seer Lyngen groe,
Der laves Jydepotter jo!
Der laves store, laves smaae,
Paa Vognen snart de pakked' staae,
Og see, med Potter rigt begavet,
Den reiser langveis over Havet.

Ak see, nu kjører den afsted!
Og Pottefaderen er med;
Hans lille Dreng ved Døren staaer,
Med nødbrun Kind og gule Haar,
Han seer paa Vognen, som nu kjører,
Og sært det i hans Bryst sig rører.

Han føler, nei, han veed ei hvad!
Med Potterne han reise gad,
At see Soldater, Skov og By,
Med Kirketaarne høit mod Sky;
Ja Havet med de stærke Strømme,
Og Alt, hvad han kun saae i Drømme.


Scheme AXBCCC CCAAAA CCDDBB
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 1111 11111 111111 1111011 1101101 1111111 1101 1111111 1111111 11111111 1111111111 11111111 11111 111111 111111 11111111 111111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 575
Words 109
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 36
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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